For software and IT leaders, architects, development managers and technical decision makers evaluating AI assisted development tools.

This Omdia white paper shows how agentic AI is reshaping large-scale software development and explains why IBM Bob offers a safer and more effective path for your IDE than using frontier LLMs directly. The focus is on clear takeaways for teams adopting AI-driven development.

Readers will learn how:

• Agentic AI can automate major SDLC tasks while developers guide and supervise the process

• IBM Bob improves reliability, security and cost efficiency through context, guardrails and model selection

• AI can accelerate modernization of legacy systems and change the role of developers and team structure